Issue 102767 - File is locked when Openoffice fails to open
Summary: File is locked when Openoffice fails to open
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Calc
Classification: Application
Component: open-import (show other issues)
Version: OOo 3.0.1
Hardware: PC Linux, all
: P3 Trivial (vote)
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Keywords: needhelp
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Reported: 2009-06-14 21:18 UTC by djnisbet
Modified: 2015-06-16 15:51 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description djnisbet 2009-06-14 21:18:06 UTC 
I have a spreadsheet on an exported drive. This is on a machine called 'nick'.
While logged onto 'kitchen' I tried to open an existing file but forgot that my
DISPLAY variable was not set. i.e.

dougie@kitchen:~$ ps -ef | grep openoffice
dougie   15849  3072  0 21:16 pts/3    00:00:00 grep openoffice
dougie@kitchen:~$ openoffice.org /nickoffice/recipe.ods 
Failed to open display
dougie@kitchen:~$ ps -ef | grep openoffice
dougie   15867     1 17 21:16 pts/3    00:00:00
/usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin /nickoffice/recipe.ods -splash-pipe=5
dougie   15872  3072  0 21:16 pts/3    00:00:00 grep openoffice
dougie@kitchen:~$ 

Even though the file could not be opened because the DISPLAY variable was not
set, a lock was obtained on the file. When I tried to open the file from another
machine I was informed that it was locked.
Comment 1 djnisbet 2009-06-14 21:21:52 UTC 
I think the lockfile is .~lock.recipe.ods

dougie@kitchen:/nickoffice$ cat .~lock.recipe.ods# 
,dougie,kitchen,14.06.2009
20:58,file:///home/dougie/.openoffice.org/3;dougie@kitchen:/nickoffice$
Comment 2 Vikki 2015-06-16 15:48:32 UTC 
(In reply to djnisbet from comment #1)
> I think the lockfile is .~lock.recipe.ods
> 
> dougie@kitchen:/nickoffice$ cat .~lock.recipe.ods# 
> ,dougie,kitchen,14.06.2009
> 20:58,file:///home/dougie/.openoffice.org/3;dougie@kitchen:/nickoffice$

I have the same problem.  I attempted to open a spreadsheet file yesterday, and today there is a new file name .~lock.filename.ods#
I have attempted to update Open Office and tried opening again, but it just hangs.  I even left it run for over an hour yesterday, and still it won't open.  It doesn't even give me the message that the file is locked. It just doesn't respond. The program doesn't even open.
Comment 3 Vikki 2015-06-16 15:51:21 UTC 
Sorry, I forgot to mention, the original file name is still there...it added the locked file name!  When I look at the properties for the original file, it hasn't been updated since May, the properties on the locked file are from yesterday and today, so I renamed one of them thinking it would help, and I deleted the other...nothing